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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-14
COTTON MARKETS.
Receipts at All United States Ports.
n eW Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, April Is .--Cotton-Spot
closed firm and unchanged.
Sales, $500.
Low ordinary, s l-I6c; ordinary, 9-16c; good
ding, i65fc; good IN middiing foe; middIing
fair, 10 Lice; fair, I111c.
Futures opened steady. ruled quiet but
steady, closing Ito points lower.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-14
Sales 5l,70C
Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL. April 10 4Cotton- Spot closed
hardening; prices unchanged. e,
Ordinary, Sd; good ordinary, 5-I6d: low
middling, 9-l6d; middling uplands, 51l-l6d;
Total sales, i, 600; American. 94OO; imports,
5000; American, $500.
Futures opened firm, 10 points higher; closed
weak at yesteIdaYss clnsIng nrices.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-14

ordinary, 9}Sc; low middling9 1866; mid
ding 1879; good middling, 1920; middling
fair, 10 l3- l6C.
Gross receipts 81.
Sales, none.
Exports, none.
Shipments coastwise, 22S7 bales.
Stock, Is 262 bales.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-14
Hive Stock marknts.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 3.-Cattle-Receipts
to l5c lower; shipping ltRht, but choice steers
Sc lower; choice cows, steady; good to choice
shipping, 81 1874 60; common to medium, s. 500
az stoCker s. e KY SSS 90 0O IeeeinR sse9 9s
shipments 5l7; market weak and 5al0c lower,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

LONDON, April 13.-Censols closed 1O2 l6
for money; silver AID )
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-14
MONEY.

NEW YORK, April 13.-Money on call easy
from 307 per cent, closed offered at per
cent. Prime mercantile paper at 566c Ster-
ling exchange dull but steady at ST. $50 for
sixty days bills, and "a 81 fordemand.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-14
eU York.

NEW YORK, April l3. Cotton-spot closed
steady; quotations unchanged.
Ordinary, nc; good ordinary, &c; low
mlddling, 10}5C; middling, l0%C; good mid
cling, l02Sc; middltng fair, Ike
Sales 3I5 bales.
Futures opened barely steady, closing steady,
to points lower.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-14
Galveston.

GALVESTON, TEX. April 13.-Cotton - Spot
closed 1rmi prices unchanged.
Low ordinary, l3- Ice; ordinary, s $3.50; good
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-02-19

tR- LossHon Nousss, ana Proef Of La
Dor EAsAs can be ASA A. h AA.Aesr1 "
Ne
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-02-19

II yen ~4E. HJdrsst eArds, cal
irs esrss. ~ Iav SD OF busaeu
t-rls, sAySip2e., S~aty yla&s
~ Ter nsA1s, AtAieHrnts, SJtcs 81
Iav .Sas - .sy.s, cal on ~,
seH JSit. JnI 01ls I0,, seAlt,
,.i&,,A.s "a n..-.r 10 -ii.
all. Da toA ~AHt 'o,ters, dDGg-
t's, s.H4,ii's. Nr4srsms. or, a
fh-t. AastHoy ira. .As br aoas
visa tvst AAd ink, If yoG eA on
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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-02-19

S-h,crDtjoNs i1ys.,stly VI advance.
ii.s e.cs,tj : GEMS. sI'su1sa eepis7
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-02-19

A@HyAL MD D4fAsTVst " s&l..
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23
sixth Day, Oet g.
REMARKS AND CONDITIONS

Nominations to stakes must be made
to the Sec' e:ary on or before the fifst
day of August, 1887. Entrees for the
purses must be maie: For Mondays
races en- the Saturday precediuv; + r
Wednesdays races on Monday, anu f,r
Fri ay's races on Wednesdays. al the
regula' time for closing entrees as des-
lgnated by the rules. Those who have
nominated in stakes must name 10 the
Seer -tiry In which they Will start the
day before the race, ate 2. M. Horses
entered in purses can only be drawn BY
consent ofthe Judges.
The rules of the Pacific Blood Horse
Association will govern running races.
All.horses entered for District curses
must he owned and kept Y Nevada an
California, east of tue Sierra Nevada
-moup tai MS, for six months prior to day
of race.
Entrees to all trotting races will close
Septembe lst, with the Secretary.
FIVE or more TO enter, three or moro to
start in all races for purses.
National Trotting ASSOCIATION Rules
ro govern trotting races. Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Rules to govern running
races, except as above.
All trotting and pacing races are the
best three in five, uniess Otherwise
specified; five to enter and three TO
start. But he Board reserves the right
10 hold n less number than five to fill,
by the withdrawal of propOrtionate
amount of the purse. Entrance Zee, ten
per cent.Ou purse 10 hccoihVahS hohi-
nation.
National Trott.ng Associat on rules to
govern trotting; but the Boa III reserves
the right to trOt heats OF any two classes
alternately. If necessary TO nn1sh any
days racing. or to rrot a speclai race
between heats. A horse making walk
over shall be entihed only To the en-
tran money paid in. When less than
the required number of Starters appear
they may contest Tor the entrance mon
ey, to be divided as follows: 6625 to the
first, and 231@a to the second.
In all the foregoing stakes the declar-
ations are void unless accompanied by
the money.
Please observe that in the above
stakes declarations are permitted for q
small forfeit.
In all races entries not declared out
by6 r. NJ. of the day predcding the race
shall be required to start.
Where there is more than one entry
by one person, or In one interest, the
particular horse they are to start must
be named by p. M. of the day preced .
ing the race. No added money paid for
walk-over. ts
Racing colors to he named in entries.
In trotting races drivers will be re
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23
Eseg ESTRKANiSM

Ladies' Grand Tournament for the
most accom- pIisied and graceful lacy
riders, TuesdaN, october 3rd, end Fr9-
day, october 7th at 70 a. NJ.
The Society offers four remiulnS,
valued respectively at %, $7a. $40 and
so.
The lady VINO is adjGdSed first shall
have her chO ce OF all premiums OF
fered. The second lady stall have Sec
ond choice, and so on.
All ladies must ride with saddles.
Tits expected that other special pre-
Taiums will be added to this list by pri-
va;e contribution. None but ladies Cf
the highest respectaDiIity will be al
lowed to compete for prizes.
Ladies wishing to compete for prizes
wi please send names to Secretary, in
dorset by two members of the Society.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23

Tuesday, Oct, Sd and Friday Oct eth,
the novelty of an indian pony race will
be prov ided. and the ann sing sight OF
twenty or hirty noble red men of the
forest, mounted on the widest AMI
most unmanageable cayuses imagin-
able, gallopipg around the track at n
the circus, be alone worth the price of
aG omission.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23
CLYDEsDALE MEDALS.

The American Clydesdale Associations
ia give u valuable medal, OF suitable
design, for the best recorded Clydesdale
stallion, and q similar medal for the
Nevada, and exhibited at the State
Fair of 1857.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23
BALLOON ASCENSION.

arrangements have been made for
series of balloon ascensious during the
Fair, alike novel and exciting. Ascen-
sions will be made daily from the race
track.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23
BICYCLE RACES.

Two or three bicycle races will take
place between the taste st whcelman In
he State, and ten contestants are count
ed mn n.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23

The Ormsby County Agricultural Association
established with the Legislature
he State of Nevada, entitled An Act to form Agricultural
Districts provide organization Agricultural
thereib management
by the State" approved March 7th,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23
CONSUMPTION.

winch IS ScrofUious Disease of the Lungs.
Is promptly and certainly arrested end cured b.
this God-givel remedy, If taken before the last
stages OF the disease arc reached. From its won
derul power this terribly fatal disease wher-
first Offering tl.is now celebrated remedy to the
public, Dr. PIERcE thought seriously of calling II
his . Consumption Cure" but abandoned
that nane "a too limited for medicine which
from its wonderful combination Of tonic, or
strengthening Alternative, or biood-cleansing anti
bilious, PICTORIAL, and nutritiYe properties, is
unequalcd, not only q remedy for consumption
of the lungs, but for all
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23

quircd to wear caps of dist 1ct colors,
which must be named in their entries.
Each days races will commence at
one O'Clock I. NJ promptly.
All entries raust be directly TO j. D.
Toneyson, ecretary OF the Society
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23
THE DISTRICT FAIR.
The Rac,ng Programme for the
Week.

week.
First day Introductory. Three-uuar-
ter dash, for District horses; 500 added ;
entrance go declaration IS ora or before
RuNNING - Five-eights mile dash,
District horses. 2-year-olds Sl0a addeo,
entrance $40 declaration " on or before
TRorr1NG 80 class free for all.
Purse 800. Fl,s horse $50. second horse
500, third horse $50. There will be two
more races made for this day.
Second Day, Tuesday. Oct. a.
RUNNING Selling purse for District,
Sa,f Sa1h Of sSc aaasd saS
Sept. list. Horses TO be sold for $1,000 to
carry EMIT Ell weight. Two pounds al
lowed for each 90 under the $1,000.
RuNSINa Hal mile Dash; entrance
free; purse Sl00.
TRorTINs-NIile and repeat; free for all
three year-olds and under in the Dis,
trict; purse 500; first horse SlJo, second
horse si00.- Third horse SO. - .
PACISa-Nf g heats, three in five. free
FOR all purse 5000; first horse SSe0, second
horse $3.50, third horse 800. sf4 G
Third Day, Oct. ).
Merchants Stake, Running
Quarter dash, 2-year-olds. 500 added;
s25 entrance, half tor.eit. Fiv orlnore
Running Mile and three-eights, s.
ycar-oids, $500; added $50; entrance,
naif forfeit; $40; dec aration on or be-
tone Sept. 10th, three or more to start.
RAINING Purse $500; dash of two
miles; ten per cent. entrance; five or
more to enter, three or more to start.
Trotting-Miie heats, three in FIVE;
:ree for all District horses, purse $500;
frst horse $500; second horse 500, :hird
horse $1u0. III
phere will betwo more races made up
Cor this day.. sa az
Fourth Day. Oct. O.
Trotting-2:S5 class: mile heats, three
n nve, tree for all purse $500, hr horse
$500. second horse s2o0. third horse s 90
Trotting 2:29 class; Mile heats, three
in five; free for all Purse 5 900, first
hor e. $500; second horse, $500; third
horse, $500. fnofF ~
There will be two more races made up
for this day.
Fifth bay, Oct. ..
V.&T. r. r. Handicap-Mile and a
half dash; $500, added, $50, enfr snce.
half forfeit, $40; d. claration on or before
sept Iotn. Weights to be ANNOUNCED
Selling purse Closes the same time
as stakes; one mile and a quarter dash;
Pacing heats. three In i've. free
for all; purse e6U0; $500 to first horse, S2Co
TO second horse 500 to thiid hcrse;
Three other races for this day Will be
made. ~
9 sixth Day, oct. Is.
Consolation purse, running-For all
horses who have run at the meeting anu
have not won. Purse 500, three'Quar-
ters ofa mile dash; entrance free
Pacing Free for all District horses;
mile heats. three in five, purse $3.50; first
horse $50, second horse S75, third horse
S25.
Trotting-Mile heats, three in five,
free for all; purse $500; first horse SI00,
second horse S25e; trird horse si5o.
Three other races witl be made up for
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23
MORNING APPEAL.
Issued cvery morning. Monday excepted, by
.. r. DAVIS.
A Daily Newspaper, devoted Political Gen.
e-al News and Local Affairs.
oFFlCE-second Street, opposite the Southern
iron. Of the State Capitol.


tsne copy, one year, by mail i...-.-.......$S 90
One copy, six months, by mail ....-- .... 90
One copy. three months, by mail. 90
subscriptions must be paid in advance
The APPEAL will be delivered to the citizens
Carson at - cents per week.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23

Tournament.
Trials of Speed to be Conducted under the Auspice
of the Directors of the State Agricultural Society

The State Agricultural
with Act the Legislature
can Act provide for the
Agricultural Society of the Sate, approved March 1886
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23

Cali and leave yoar orders.
jams
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23
! Members of the State Board of Agriculture:

L. J.. FLINT, Washoe Co. C.
b. F. LEETE, Washoe Co. AL
p. III. MULcAHN, Washoe Co. TIL
AL. WHITE, Washoe Co. F.
JOHN p. SwEENY, Ormsby Co. w.
T. b. RIcKEY, Douglas Co. Jos
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23

The delivery wagon will call on Gus
toners daily.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23

The BUYERS, GUIDE IA
=: !.
issued Sept. and March.
&EW A each year. EB- 3I2 pages,
H So x1113 inches nth over
~ $500 illustrations n
WXHUHW whole Picture Gallery
GIVES Wholesale Prices
direct to consumers en- all goods for
personal or family use. Tells how to
order, and gives exnct cost OF every
thing you use, eat, drink, wear, or
have fun with. These LNVALUABI4R
BOOKS contain information Elean0
from the markets OF the world. Wa
will mail n cow FREE to any ad.
dress upon receipt OF 10 cts. to defr.--s
expense OF mailing. Let Us hear from
you. Respectfully,
MONTGOMERY WARD & GO.
~27 Gs 22F ~ ahash AVen1e, CEicaRp. liz.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23
CAPSULES

SOLD ny ALL DRUGGISTS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23

All orders left at the OLD STAND
will be punctually attended TO.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-23

g. C. PowNING, Washoe Co.
ALvARo EVANS, Washoe Co.
iTHEo. WINTERS, Washoe Co.
IL. DANGBERG, Douglas Co.
w. S. BAILEY, Churchill Co.
Jos. MARzEN, Humboldt Co.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30
Gas We, Records.

From the second iustallmsnt OF "in-
side facts" gratuliously given by an
old timer about the courthouse, who
from his lo5g connection With Il might
be termed by outsiders ring" man,
as published In yesterdays Ledger:
Two gentlemen were talking about
Court square and Rogeu'c removal,
and very highly commencing the LAT.
ter move on the part Of the Taxing
ID s,rict officials. when the converea.
ton Inadvertently turned upon the Of.
fcials and the square Itself. Said one
$40 you not fecollect the scilon OF
the Commissioners In condemning
the iron rail fence, Hsdden auetionipe
Il n aud knocking II down 10 Kohl.
bry fr some 5000, and Kohlbry'e
refusal % far TO comply with his bid ~
III have tome recollection OF it.n
said the olhsr.
"well," continued the frst. 81 Am
reliably informed that Kohlbty acted
only a. the agent OF handle, and n
was sgresd that be should porchaee
the fence 40 scrap iron on an eetlms.
ton Of 20 much 10 the pound. but
after the sale is turned out that Ran.
dies foreman made the calculation
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30
Killed Him In SELF pefesse

ST. LOUIS. Mo, July 2S.-At 1880
O'Clock this morning, James O. Flynn,
q we'll known contractor Of this city,
shot and killed Patrick Smith, q team.
sier, at the corner OF Garfield and
Taylor avenues. Smith had been In.
structed 10 haul away q pile Of rocks
that lay In front Of block Of houses
that Smith was building. The latter
claimed the rocks and would not allow
Smith 10 take them. Yesterday they
quarreled about the matter, and today
wbea inteifened With, Smith up
preached Flynn with pick In bis
hand In q menancing matter. Flynn
was much the smaller OF the two men,
and Tetrl ated, but told Smith 10 do.
sist. ThiB Infatuated Smith and he
made q savage attack, when Flynn
sho, him through the breast. Flynn
Is IN Odd Fellow, ald 10 prominent
In several other societies. He made
no attempt 10 escape.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30
PECULIAR BUT PERTINENT.
An Interesting Letter From Presi.
dent MADDEN 70 Mr.. Hill,

An Interesting Letter From Presi.
dent MADDEN 70 Mr.. Hill.
A few days ego, whilereading about
the city'on q tour Of inspection, Presi-
dent Hadden discovered that work.
men employed BY the Citizens Rail.
road Company were taking dirt from
that portion OF Winchester Cemetery
not In the ipclosure to fll between
their tracks on High street, which Is
graveled. For two reasons he ad-
dressed the following letter to Mr.. Ma
poleon Hill, president: of the COM
PAW:
~ would respectfully call your at.
tention to the dsg rue ion of High
street, near Winchester Cemetery, by
your road This sIeet was turned
over to your road as a we'll paved
gravel BtIest, aud yJnr forces have
gone there and utterly iuit ed Ii; they
have asI pruian-d tae sacred, conse-
Grated soil which contains the b mes of
our noble ancestors by using their
ashes as a flung between your tracks
and two feet on each ontside thereof,
and made the entire roadway a perfect
loblolly out OF this sacrsd aud conse-
Grated soil.
81 would respectfully call our aiten-
ito to this and request that you have
these asheS rs.urnei to the place from
whencs they came, every Done. TO its
bone, fs the coudcIl did not agree in
their contract 10 iurnith the bones and
ashes Of our ancestors 10 keep your
| track In ordar.n
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30
PERSONALS.

w. q. sMra, Of Texas, ia. Duay's
Hotel.
II. MARI, Louisville, KY, Is stop
ping al Gaslohs.
J. RERs, Of Cincinnati, Is stopping at
the Gsyoeo Hotel.
FRxD. +. SMITH, OF Toledo, o., Ia Of
the Gsyoso Hotel.
DR. w. J. NkL'os, Austin, Tex, Is
stopping at GAston's.
Col. J. J. CORD N, OF Oincip natl, is
registered q, tie Peabody.
C.L. WILLIAMS and vile, Of Hot
Springs, are at D1ffy's Hotel.
M. l.. JosE, and Mr.. NJ. b. Pain,
Of MiLsIssippi, are At Days Ho.el.
w. A. HAsKIss and family, ti VIZ
ginis, are stopping at the Gayoso
Hotel.
B.F. CABvLL, OF Cedar Bluff COL
lege. KY, is stopping at tho Gayoso
Hotel.
JosEPH ii. HARRIsos, OF New York,
was among yesterdays arrivals at the
Peabody.
K. l.. oYrIeKR and w. w. Field,
Litile Rock, Ark, are registered at
Gsston'a
jos. PInM was among the e1-Con-
fsdeiates that spent the day at Bright
on yesterday.
Col. ] o. BREcKIsmpoE, Of the
Uniled States Army, In registered al
this Peabody.
Col. ELI RArsos, his vile and Mrs.
l.. Y. Hodges, will leave tomorrow Tor
Nicholson Springs.
Col. II BERr II. CRc cKErr, the com.
ing man for Governor Of Arkansas, ID
STOPPING at the Peabody.
4. l.. BRows and fJmliy left for
Tate 5prlng, East Tennessee, las,
night 10 spend the sumner
y. NJ. bIssos, representing Nathan
d Oppsnheimef. returned last night
from Huntsville aud Monte Sano.
PH~IDEsr .Jous MoRRow, Of The
Southern baseball League, vas In the
city yesterday, registered at the Pea
body.
4. MASsFIELD and family are now In
Las Augelos, Gal, where they were
Joined by Mr.. and Mrs. fulmer few
days since.
J. w. FAwcssr, the popular window
decorator Of b Lowenstein Bros, and
wife, leave Saturday evening, the SOlh
for England.
Ms, MAMIE MoBRrDs, accom-
panied by her friend, Miss Aunie Sum
mefs, will leave on Tuesday Tor Hope
dale 20 Walt her sister
MIss~ LIZZIE and Lille Hume, &C
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Moore
and Miss O'Nei, have gone TO visit
relatives in the North.
vIuroRs on Change yesterday
John T. Moore, Helera, Ark. W. y
MeNuit, Arkansas; N ID. Barradall
II Worth, lex. o. NJ. D.xey, xsnia,
Ohio.
Carr. C9MR WRArHrnrSRp, bach
taI collector, received . telsgram from
hp resuyes In Montgomery county
Tennessee, that his father, Q promi
nent old citiEsn Of that section, VA
very III aod likely 10 die. The Maiol
lei. lss. night 70 sttsnd him.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30

rent The business msn Of Msmphis
may depend upon the ArrnAL 10 do It.
duty. Is record is it, pledge Of dsvo.
ton. WHISTLER the city we're suffer.
ing from the mlsfortunes Of war or the
rsvages Of pestilencs 1t has stood by
Memphis loyalty and coursgeously.
1t Is and will ever be 1.-THE Old Relia-
BILE" and the shafts Of envy and petty
malice will hurtle harmlsssly ssainsi
the panoply Of It's good faith to the
people OF Memphis.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30
4 STRANGE MISTAKE.
HOW THE CHANGE OF The WORD
CHAOTIC TO CHOLHRIC
Started the Report at Piqna, Ohie,
OF the Prevalence Of Fever and
Quarantine at Memphis.

Some time sincs II was published in
the APPEAL that Snyder 4 Co., manu-
factursrs OF poles and shafts at Piqus,
o., in reply to an order from w. 8.
Bruce & Co., Of Memphis, for q car
load Of goods, wrote that the Psnnsyl.
vania railroad refused to give a rate to
Memphis because, as they al.
legged, they were quArantined out Of
1t by reason Of yellow fever. The
quarantine and fever cansrd met with
prompt denial by the APPEAL, by
Memphis authorities, and Mr.. Van do
Berg, Of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, wrote TO the Pennsylvania
railroad people at Pit,sburg asking for
an investigation Of the matter. This
was made. and last evening the fol.
lowing letter in reply was received:
PITrsnulo, CIs. x ST. LOUIS R.R. Coil
CHICAGO, ST. l.. Il pIrTsnuR0 mr.. Co,
GENERAL fREiGHr UyTlcI,
COLUMBUS. D., July rs. 1887.
Y. Van Den Berg, D. Y. A. and N. r. r. I,
Memphis. Tenn:
DEAR SRI have yours CT the 18th
instant, addressed to VIM. Stewart,
general freight agent, inclosing copy
OF the Memphis APPEAL OF July 10th,
l'snd calling attention to item concern.
ing a shipment from fiqus, O., to W.
8. Bruce 4 o., Memphis, which II
was claimed we refused to forward on
account Of yellow fever. In reply,
have to advise that l bavs investigated
this matter carefully, and 1t would ap-
pear that having heen aeked by PiQua
shipper for rs,s for Piqus to Mem.
pbis, our division freight agent re.
piled that owing to the chaotic state oil
rates south OF the river he could not
name rate beyond Louisville or Gin.
cinnsii.
This was Just at the time when the
order OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission suspending the fourth
section had expired, and we we're In
some doubt as TO the proper basis Of
rates 10 Memphis and other puints
The message was "bullsd" in transit
and was received by the agent at Piqu,
reading "choleric," and was 30 com
munica,ed to the shippers who hat
asked for through rates.
presume the message muet have
been further "bulled" Though tn,
telephone until shippers evidently 70,
the impression that the shipment wa
refused on account Of quarantine reg
ulsiioDe, and ! presume 80 adviset
Bruce 4 20. We regret exceediDgl,
that any false impression should hsv,
been given, and have token pains Il
notify shippers that they entirel,
misunderstood the reasons Tor our In
ability TO quote through rate OF tina
time, aud trust that you will take &C
casion to emphatical.y deny, for ne
that any shipments for the South hav,
been refused by this company on &C
count Of yellow fever, or any lik,
cause, at Memphis, or, indeed, any
other point. Yours truly,
ID. 7. M'CABR,
Assistant General Freight Agent.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30

through mistake, on the basis of tong
instead OF pounds. However this
may be, Kohlbry hes filed his petition
for release from his bid, and the
commissioners sc.ion on the matter
has not been taken 30 far, but am
anxious to know what will be the out
come and shall await 1t eagerly"
Extract from Council proceedings,
July 7tb, under subheading "Peti-
tons: "From A Kohlbry, to be re-
lieved from his bid for Court Square
fence. REJECTED; and he was ordered
to remove mis- property"
This is fair sample Of the correct
ness OF the ''interview" throughout,